Get Your Car Detailed to Make More Money When You Sell -- Savings Experiment
Spend a little money to detail your car and get hundreds back when you trade it in or sell.
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Is the Deal Worth the Drive? -- Savings Experiment
Driving to a sale may cancel out the savings on your purchases. Here, our experts break down the costs vs. the gains.
Drive Off With the Best Deal on Car Rentals -- Savings Experiment
Experts discuss the best tricks on how to save on rental cars.
GM to Hire Up to 500 to Staff New Texas Computer Center
General Motors says it will hire up to 500 people -- software developers, project managers, database experts and business analysts -- to staff a new computer center in Austin, Texas.
Drive Off With the Best Deal on a New Car -- Savings Experiment
Experts weigh in on whether it's cheaper to buy or lease your car.
Labor Day Sales: Your Holiday Savings Cheat Sheet
If you plan to chase away those end-of-summer blues with some retail therapy, DailyFinance has what you need: a rundown of some of the best deals and shopping tips for the Labor Day weekend, from the savings gurus at FatWallet.com, ShopItToMe.com, BradsDeals.com and DealDecor.com.
Increase Your Gas Mileage By Removing Items From Your Car
You can improve your gas mileage by as much as 2 percent, simply by removing 100 pounds of of dead weight from your car.
Stay Cool While Optimizing Gas Mileage
Get the most out of your gas mileage by cutting back on cooling.
Lexus Tops as Survey Finds More Auto Dependability
Lexus is the top performer in a survey of vehicle dependability released Wednesday, but most other brands also showed improvement in an industry that has reached historically high dependability levels. Consulting firm J.D. Power and Associates polled 31,000 owners of 2009 model-year vehicles and rated brands by the number of problems owners have experienced in the last 12 months.
How to Get the Best Deal on Car Insurance for Your Kid
If a car tops your teen's holiday gift wish-list, give as much consideration to insurance as you do the car's make and model and the debate over whether to buy new or used. And brace yourself for insurance premium sticker shock. Here are some ways you can mitigate the cost of insuring your teen driver.
Savings Experiment: Car Insurance
Between car payments and the price of fuel, driving is expensive enough without adding a costly insurance policy. Here are several tips on how you can save money -- by comparing plans, seeking out discounts, and even assuming a little more risk.
GM's Next Big Problem: Making Europe Profitable
GM made $2.2 billion in North America in the third quarter, but it couldn't expand on that number with earnings abroad. Now the bailed out, revamped and much-improved automaker has to find a way to make Europe profitable -- because the Continent is essential to its global operations.
A New Way to Help Drivers Find Better Leases?
While car buyers have been able to comparison shop online for years, drivers who want to lease their cars mainly have had to do their own legwork -- until now. LeaseTrader.com this week launched a new service to help them comparison shop for leases.
Considering Leasing a Car? Read This First
In a still-shaky economy, more and more drivers are deciding to lease their cars instead of buy them. If you're considering leasing your next set of wheels, here's how to find out if it makes sense -- and to get a good deal.
Buying Your Teen's First Car: What You Need to Know
Buying your teen a first car is fraught with emotions, and even more laden with financial implications: Used or new? Who pays for what? How much input does the new driver get in the purchase decision? How can you get the best deal on insurance? We surveyed the experts to get those answers and more.